Disc 3 represents Michael Jackson at his artistic peak. Working with Quincy Jones as primary producer for the 3rd album in a row, Jackson unleashed Bad as the followup to his phenomenal success with Thriller. Although sales suffered from the inevitable backlash against Jackson's success, Bad is blessed with an impressive collection of songs. The easy lope of "The Way You Make Me Feel" is timeless in feel. "Man In the Mirror" is perhaps a bit simplistic but the vocal arrangement of the Andrae Crouch Singers and the Winans joining songwriter Siedah Garrett and Michael Jackson himself is moving. "Dirty Diana" ups the musical paranoia of "Bille Jean" with a dramatic tale of groupie seduction, and "Smooth Criminal" unites a bracing groove with lyrics that hint of violence and murder. While the performances are memorable, the sense is that Jackson is always riding on the edge throughout Bad. This third disc closes with tracks from the next album Dangerous, where the wheels start to come off the musical cart, nearly drowning in anger and frustration at the mounting public suspicions about Michael Jackson's private life. "Jam" reeks of bile directed at those who would criticize Jackson and "Remember the Time" lamely attempts to translate Michael Jackson's style into New Jack Swing. The Dangerous project is nearly salvaged, however, by the sheer brilliance of "Black Or White." With his sense of the theatrical fully intact, Jackson combines guitar solos by Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash, memorable music video appearances by McCaulay Culkin and John Goodman, and a simple plea for racial unity to create a masterpiece that stands comfortably beside any other of Jackson's greatest moments.

The final audio disc pulls together the scattered pieces of the past 10 years of Michael Jackson's recording career. Notably missing is "Scream," the duet with sister Janet in which they angrily take on anyone who may try to bring them down, but "Scream's" B-Side "Childhood" is here and the naked truth of the line "It's been my fate to compensate / For the childhood I've never known" is chilling even when surrounded by lush piano and strings. Much of the rest of this disc is forgettable, including everything from Jackson's most recent album, the now ironically titled Invincible. The DVD included is a concert disc of a Bucharest, Romania show from the Dangerous world tour. This disc provides ample proof that Michael Jackson's skills as a showman remained undimmed even as fans' questions about his personal life and appearance mounted. The dance moves that revolutionized music videos and stage performance in the 80's are given center stage. The white glove and black sequined jacket donned for performing "Billie Jean" still seem to crystalize a moment that both made Jackson's awesome talents clear and laid bare the emotional seeds of his ultimate downfall.